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A specialist team of firefighters in full biohazard gear was deployed to a garden in northwestern Germany where a man had tried to fight rodents with butyric acid. He was hospitalized after inhaling harmful vapors.

https://m.dw.com/en/german-man-poisoned-after-fighting-voles-with-butyric-acid/a-50832094?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

Submitted on 10/17/2019

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I'm willing to give this an HM solely due to the fact that his actions resulted in 50 firefighters being deployed, some in full biohazard gear. Thankfully nobody else was injured.


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Sheeesh. What was he thinking?